Multivariate decomposition of child and maternal factors associated with full immunisation inequality between rural and urban residence
Characteristics | Difference due to characteristics (E) | Difference due to coefficients (C) | ||
Coefficient | Percentage (%) | Coefficient | Percentage (%) | |
% total explained disparity | 76.47 | 23.53 | ||
Child factors | ||||
Child’s sex | ||||
Male | 0.00018 | 0.16 | 0.00576 | 4.78 |
Female | 0.00019 | 0.16 | −0.00578 | −4.80 |
Birth order | ||||
1 | −0. 00880*** | 7.31 | 0.00483 | 4.01 |
2 | −0. 00484*** | 4.03 | 0.00788 | 6.55 |
3 | −0. 00013 | −0.11 | −0.00091 | −0.76 |
4 | −0. 00001 | −0.01 | 0.0198 | 1.65 |
5 | −0. 00143** | 1.18 | −0.00187 | −1.56 |
6+ | −0. 01799*** | 14.94 | −0.01544 | −12.82 |
Maternal factors | ||||
Age | ||||
15–19 | 0.00121*** | 1.01 | −0.00147 | −1.22 |
20–24 | 0.00015** | 0.13 | −0.01200* | −9.97 |
25–29 | −0. 00032 | −0.27 | −0.00422 | −3.51 |
30–34 | 0.00031** | 0.26 | −0.00221 | −1.84 |
35–39 | −0. 00014** | −0.12 | 0.00263 | 2.18 |
40–44 | 0.00015 | 0.12 | −0.00289 | −2.40 |
45–49 | 0.00135* | −1.12 | 0.00206* | 1.70 |
Education | ||||
No education | 0.00223 | 1.85 | 0.00364 | −3.03 |
Primary | −0. 00670*** | −5.57 | −0.01793* | 14.89 |
Secondary | −0. 00569 | −4.73 | 0.00378 | −3.14 |
Higher | 0.00241 | −2.00 | −0.00015 | 0.12 |
Wealth quintile | ||||
Poorest | −0.00218 | −1.81 | 0.02299** | 19.10 |
Poorer | 0.01464* | 12.16 | −0.01040 | −8.64 |
Poor | 0.00297 | 2.47 | −0.00878 | −7.29 |
Richer | −0.00294 | −2.44 | −0.00748** | −6.21 |
Richest | 0.04304*** | 35.74 | 0.00194* | 1.61 |
Occupation | ||||
Not working | −0.00027 | −0.23 | −0.01306*** | 10.85 |
Working | −0.00027 | −0.23 | 0.03056*** | −25.38 |
Distance to health facility | ||||
Not a big problem/no problem | −0.00957*** | 7.94 | −0.00217 | 1.79 |
A big problem | −0.00957*** | 7.94 | 0.00197 | −1.63 |
Sex of household head | ||||
Male | −0.00042 | −0.35 | −0.01640* | 13.61 |
Female | −0.00042 | −0.35 | −0.00414* | −3.44 |
Health insurance | ||||
No | −0.00097 | −0.81 | −0.08356*** | 69.39 |
Yes | −0.00097 | −0.81 | −0.00469*** | −3.89 |
* p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001.